Existing water filtration and purification technologies are generally inefficient (removing at best 50% of pharmaceuticals), require expensive and specialized infrastructure and constant energy supply.

Existing water filtration and purification technologies are generally inefficient (removing at best 50% of pharmaceuticals), require expensive and specialized infrastructure and constant energy supply.

University of Manchester & Lancaster University, North West Nanoscience Doctoral Training Centre. Graphene NOWNANO is a recently established Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) at the University of Manchester in partnership with Lancaster University.

Inhalers are widely used to treat chronic respiratory diseases, such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Several 100 millions of patients worldwide rely on pressurised metered dose inhalers (pMDIs) or dry-powder inhalers (DPIs) to manage their condition and ensure a good quality of life.

A funded PhD position is available for this collaborative project between Plant & Food Research and the University of Auckland. The project will focus on surface functionalisation of novel electrospun filters to provide anti-fouling properties.

Aims. Determine the structure of the ELAV dodecameric complex bound to target RNA by cryoEM and functionally probe interaction interfaces in vitro and in vivo in transgenic Drosophila models for neurodegeneration and cancer.